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Geronimo
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| tarrbq wrote: | | i smoked it right at about 200 degrees. I need some new gauges for my smoker because one of them i know is broken, and I question the quality and accuracy of the other. any suggestions? I think that could help solve my temperature woes! |
One of your temp problems MIGHT be that your gauges are mounted at the TOP of the cook chamber instead of at grate level. As heat rises, it would show hotter at the gauges than at the actual cooking level.
You gauges will show cooking at 200 when in fact your cooking grate is a lot lower temp.
Get yourself a probe (the one with a wire) and stick the probe through a potato so the sensor is sticking out and set it on the grate. This will give you accurate cooking temp at the grate level. |
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tarrbq
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| Great idea. Thanks for the tip. I guess that I was probably way overthinking it, and passed the obvious! |
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Boomer
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tarrbq
Great 1st cook and like tnbarbq told you there is so much
knowledge here you will be amazed. Don't be afraid to ask
any questions.
Good Luck
boomer
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